charter

Charter

A grant from the government of ownership rights in land to a person, a group of people, or an organization such as a corporation.

A basic document of law of aMunicipal Corporationgranted by the state, defining its rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of self-government.

A document embodying a grant of authority from the legislature or the authority itself, such as a corporate charter.The leasing of a mode of transportation, such as a bus, ship, or plane. A charter-party is a contract formed to lease a ship to a merchant in order to facilitate the conveyance of goods.

charter

n. the name for Articles of Incorporation in some states, as in a corporate charter.

CHARTER. A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a
portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. Of the
former kind is the late charter of France, which extended to the whole
country; the charters which were granted to the different American colonies
by the British government were charters of the latter species. 1 Story,
Const. L. Sec. 161; 1 Bl. Com. 108 Encycl. Amer. Charte Constitutionelle.
2. A charter differs from a CONSTITUTION in this, that the former is
granted by the sovereign, while the latter is established by the people
themselves : both are the fundamental law of the land.
3. This term is susceptible of another signification. During the middle
ages almost every document was called carta, charta, or chartula. In this
sense the term is nearly synonymous with deed. Co. Litt. 6; 1 Co. 1; Moor.
Cas. 687.
4. The act of the legislature creating a corporation, is called its
charter. Vide 3 Bro. Civ. and Adm. Law, 188; Dane's Ab. h.t.

CHARTER, mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to
another; as A B chartered the ship Benjamin Franklin to C D.

Students in charter schools that said they were affiliated with local school districts did better than those in schools largely independent from local systems, scoring on a par with children in regular public schools in both reading and math.

Beckett stresses that each charter is hand-built and, depending on the level, he may fly to meet with the client several times to determine the specifies, then actually greet the client as he or she arrives at the airport or boards the yacht.

Charter schools, entities run by for-profit companies or small groups of people with ideologically driven goals, were supposed to provide America with educational alternatives that would use innovative ideas to challenge youngsters.

The Earth Charter Initiative organization, one of the document's major proponents, refers to the Charter as "a soft law instrument that provides an ethical foundation for the ongoing development of environmental and sustainable development law.

Finally, the charter movement itself cannot decide whether it is a trade association obliged to defend every school that wears the charter label or an education reform movement responsible for ensuring that only good schools are so labeled.

If charter schools prove not to be an effective piece in the school reform puzzle but only a colorful distraction, we will have squandered the energy of many engaged parents and teachers, and the democratic state's unifying spirit will have been diminished.

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